widishadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪdɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪdɪʃ/

Forms: 1700s– widish, 1800s– wideish.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wide adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < wide adj. + -ish suffix¹.

Somewhat wide, fairly wide. Also occasionally as adv.: fairly widely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > [adjective] > having great breadth or width > somewhat broad or wide

widish1728

broadish1793

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > with legs wide apart

stradlings1823

widish1828

straddle1857

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [adjective] > inclusive or comprehensive

largea1400

wide1534

capable1592

inclusive1604

comprehensive1614

all-comprehensive1650

complexive1654

diffused1658

comprehensional1673

perileptic1678

all-encompassing1805

unexcluding1822

widish1845

all-embracing1847

unexclusive1852

all-inclusive1858

broad1872

embracive1897

periscopic1912

wide-angle1932

umbrella1949

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > [adjective] > exact, accurate > not

liberala1637

widish1845

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > general or prevalent

commona1325

generala1393

usual1396

popular?a1425

riveda1513

vulgarc1550

current1563

afloat1571

widespread1582

penny-rife1606

catholic1607

spacious1610

epidemical1614

epidemial1616

epidemic1617

prevailent1623

regnant1623

fashionablea1627

wide-spreading1655

endemical1658

prevalent1658

endemiala1682

obtaining1682

prevailing1682

endemious1684

sterling1696

running1697

(as) common as dirt (also muck)1737

prevailant1794

exoteric1814

endemic1852

widish1864

prolate1882

going1909

1728 Stamford Mercury 28 Nov. A black and white ruff Greyhound Bitch, with a very ruff Stern, and widish Ears.

c1780 Duchess of Devonshire in Daily News 27 Oct. 6/5 His hair..flattish at top—frizzed out widish on each side.

1828 Rep. Trial W. & J. Dyon at Castle of York 20 The man walked widish and turned his toes out.

1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain II. xii. 931 A widish interpretation of the laws of non-intervention.

1849 R. Curzon Visits to Monasteries Levant 298 The..rock..is separated from the end of a projecting line of mountains by a widish chasm.

1856 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 24 408 Head wideish, black; eyes ferruginous; a yellow mark on the dypeus, with many scattered punctures.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. x. 408 Kind of Manuscript Newspaper..which seems to have had a widish circulation.

?1955 M. Stewart Madam, will you Talk? (1961) xxix. 186 The necessity for a good deal of foreign travel, made an excellent mask for the centre of a widish organization.

1991 Business Life May 27/3 Well-heeled English buyers..may well give the ornately wrought animals..a wideish berth.

2000 Times 3 Aug. i. 35/5 Brown had just imperiously struck Smethurst off the back foot to the extra cover boundary when he reached for a widish outswinger and edged to first slip.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	widish
释义	widishadj.adv. Brit. /ˈwʌɪdɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈwaɪdɪʃ/ Forms: 1700s– widish, 1800s– wideish. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wide adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < wide adj. + -ish suffix¹. Somewhat wide, fairly wide. Also occasionally as adv.: fairly widely. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > [adjective] > having great breadth or width > somewhat broad or wide widish1728 broadish1793 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > with legs wide apart stradlings1823 widish1828 straddle1857 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [adjective] > inclusive or comprehensive largea1400 wide1534 capable1592 inclusive1604 comprehensive1614 all-comprehensive1650 complexive1654 diffused1658 comprehensional1673 perileptic1678 all-encompassing1805 unexcluding1822 widish1845 all-embracing1847 unexclusive1852 all-inclusive1858 broad1872 embracive1897 periscopic1912 wide-angle1932 umbrella1949 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > [adjective] > exact, accurate > not liberala1637 widish1845 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > general or prevalent commona1325 generala1393 usual1396 popular?a1425 riveda1513 vulgarc1550 current1563 afloat1571 widespread1582 penny-rife1606 catholic1607 spacious1610 epidemical1614 epidemial1616 epidemic1617 prevailent1623 regnant1623 fashionablea1627 wide-spreading1655 endemical1658 prevalent1658 endemiala1682 obtaining1682 prevailing1682 endemious1684 sterling1696 running1697 (as) common as dirt (also muck)1737 prevailant1794 exoteric1814 endemic1852 widish1864 prolate1882 going1909 1728 Stamford Mercury 28 Nov. A black and white ruff Greyhound Bitch, with a very ruff Stern, and widish Ears. c1780 Duchess of Devonshire in Daily News 27 Oct. 6/5 His hair..flattish at top—frizzed out widish on each side. 1828 Rep. Trial W. & J. Dyon at Castle of York 20 The man walked widish and turned his toes out. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain II. xii. 931 A widish interpretation of the laws of non-intervention. 1849 R. Curzon Visits to Monasteries Levant 298 The..rock..is separated from the end of a projecting line of mountains by a widish chasm. 1856 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 24 408 Head wideish, black; eyes ferruginous; a yellow mark on the dypeus, with many scattered punctures. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. x. 408 Kind of Manuscript Newspaper..which seems to have had a widish circulation. ?1955 M. Stewart Madam, will you Talk? (1961) xxix. 186 The necessity for a good deal of foreign travel, made an excellent mask for the centre of a widish organization. 1991 Business Life May 27/3 Well-heeled English buyers..may well give the ornately wrought animals..a wideish berth. 2000 Times 3 Aug. i. 35/5 Brown had just imperiously struck Smethurst off the back foot to the extra cover boundary when he reached for a widish outswinger and edged to first slip. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1728
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